Art Of The Dress

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# https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=SSQixvNNsyw

Eb
Thread by thread, stitching it together
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Twilight's dress, cutting out the pattern snip by snip
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Making sure the fabric folds nicely
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It's the perfect color and so hip
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Always gotta keep in mind my pacing
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Making sure the clothes' correctly facing
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I'm stitching Twilight's dress

Eb 
Yard by yard, fussing on the details
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Jewel neckline, don't you know a stitch in time saves nine?
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Make her something perfect to inspire
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Even though she hates formal attire
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Gotta mind those intimate details
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Even though she's more concerned with sales
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It's Applejack's new dress

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Dressmaking's easy, for Pinkie Pie something pink
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Fluttershy something breezy
      Cm    
Blend color and form,
       Db    
Do you think it looks cheesy?

Eb
Something brash, perhaps quite fetching
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Hook and eye, couldn't you just simply die?
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Making sure it fits forelock and crest
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Don't forget some magic in the dress
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Even though it rides high on the flank
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Rainbow won't look like a tank
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I'm stitching Rainbow's dress

Cm              Db   
Piece by piece, snip by snip
Fm                   Eb        
Croup, dock, haunch, shoulders, hip
Cm                Db   
Thread by thread, primmed and pressed
Fm            Eb    
Yard by yard, never stressed
Cm             Db       Fm          Eb  
And that's the art of the dress!


# REPRISE
Eb
# “Now, the stars on my belt need to be technically accurate. 
# Orion has three stars on his belt, not four.”

Eb
Stitch by stitch, stitching it together
Eb                                 Fm              Eb       
Deadline looms, don't you know the client's always right?
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Even if my fabric choice was perfect
               Fm          Eb        
Gotta get them all done by tonight
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Pinkie Pie, that color's too obtrusive
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Wait until you see it in the light
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I'm sewing them together

Eb
# “Don't you think my gown would be more "me" with some lollipops?”
# “Well, I think...”
# “Balloons?”
# “Well...”
# “DO IT!”

Ab            Eb    
Hour by hour, one more change
    Cm                    Eb      
I'm sewing them together, take great pains
Ab               Eb                   Cm    
Fluttershy, you're putting me in a bind
              Eb                  Ab     
Rainbow Dash, what is on your mind?
                    Eb                 Cm   
Oh my gosh, there's simply not much time
              Eb                    Ab   Bb       
Don't forget, Applejack's duds must shine

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Dressmaking's easy, every customer's call
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Brings a whole new revision
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Have to pick up the pace, still hold to my vision

Eb
# “That constellation is Canis Major, not Minor.”
                             Ab
# “French haute couture, please.” 
# “Ugh...”
# “What if it rains? Galoshes!”

                  Eb    
# “More balloons! Oh no, that's too many balloons. More candy! Oh, less candy. 
# Oh wait, I know. Streamers!”
# “Streamers?”
# “Whose dress is this?
Ab
# “Streamers it is.”

# “What?”
                                                        Eb
# “Aren't you going to tell me to change something too?”
# “No, I just want my dress to be cool.”
# “Do you not like the color?”
# “The color's fine, just make it look cooler.”
              Ab     
# “Do you not like the shape?”
# “The shape's fine, just make the whole thing... you know, cooler...
                                   Bb
# It needs to be about 20% cooler.”

            Cm            Db     
All we ever want is indecision
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All we really like is what we know
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Gotta balance style with adherence
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Making sure we make a good appearance

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Even if you simply have to fudge it
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Make sure that it stays within our budget
           Cm         Db    
Got to overcome intimidation
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Remember, it's all in the presentation

Cm              Db   
Piece by piece, snip by snip
Fm                   Eb        
Croup, dock, haunch, shoulders, hip
Cm            Db   
Bolt by bolt, primmed and pressed
Fm            Eb    
Yard by yard, always stressed
Cm             Db       Fm          Eb  
And that's the art of the dress!


# http://ukulily-filly.blogspot.com/2012/05/free-ukulele-tabs-with-lyrics.html